Irene Reid (lollipop lady)

Irene Reid
MBE
Irene Reid MBE
Born	1940 or 1941
Occupation	Lollipop lady
Years active	1968-present
Title	Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Irene Reid, MBE (born 1940 or 1941) is a British lollipop lady who in 2017 was declared the UK's longest-serving lollipop lady.[1]

Reid worked as a lollipop lady in Longridge, Ribble Valley,[2] covering the school crossing on Berry Lane,[3] earning her a 2003 award for The Golden Jubilee Lollipop Person of the year.[4] In 2012, she was declared the longest-serving lollipop lady in Lancashire[5] and was awarded a MBE by Elizabeth II for her services to road safety.[6][5]

She has been outspoken about crossing safety for children, openly criticising plans by Lancashire County Council in 2014 to reduce funding for crossing patrols.[7] By 2021, she had been working as a lollipop lady for 53 years.[2] Reid also worked with the Longridge Youth and Community Centre for a decade.[8] As of 2022, Reid lived in Ribble Valley and was aged 81.[6] By 2019, she had four children,[1] including a daughter, Angela,[2] six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.[1] She appeared on the British television game show Blankety Blank in 2021.[9]

References

Finch, Fiona (13 March 2019). "Irene's 50 fabulous years as Lancashire's Mrs Lollipop". Lancashire Post.
Faulkner, Paul (1 Nov 2021). "Bradley Walsh as host persuades Longridge lollipop lady of 53 years to go on Blankety Blank". Lancashire Post.
"Lollipop lady to open Longridge Does Christmas". Lancashire Evening Post. November 29, 2019 – via Gale OneFile.
"Help lick our lollipop crisis". Lancashire Evening Post. January 9, 2006 – via Gale OneFile.
"MBE honour for Longridge lollipop lady Irene Reid". BBC News. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
"Queen Elizabeth II meeting was 'like two nans nattering'". BBC News. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
"Crossing patrol plan will 'put young lives at risk'". Lancashire Evening Post. February 28, 2014 – via Gale OneFile.
Duggan, Claran (October 11, 2017). "Irene's still top of the lollipops for children". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
Macpherson, Jon (November 2, 2021). "Longridge lollipop lady stuns Blankety Blank host Bradley Walsh when sharing her age". LancsLive. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

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[:3-1] Finch, Fiona (13 March 2019). "Irene's 50 fabulous years as Lancashire's Mrs Lollipop". Lancashire Post.

[:0-2] Faulkner, Paul (1 Nov 2021). "Bradley Walsh as host persuades Longridge lollipop lady of 53 years to go on Blankety Blank". Lancashire Post.

[3] "Lollipop lady to open Longridge Does Christmas". Lancashire Evening Post. November 29, 2019 – via Gale OneFile.

[4] "Help lick our lollipop crisis". Lancashire Evening Post. January 9, 2006 – via Gale OneFile.

[:2-5] "MBE honour for Longridge lollipop lady Irene Reid". BBC News. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

[:1-6] "Queen Elizabeth II meeting was 'like two nans nattering'". BBC News. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

[7] "Crossing patrol plan will 'put young lives at risk'". Lancashire Evening Post. February 28, 2014 – via Gale OneFile.

[8] Duggan, Claran (October 11, 2017). "Irene's still top of the lollipops for children". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[9] Macpherson, Jon (November 2, 2021). "Longridge lollipop lady stuns Blankety Blank host Bradley Walsh when sharing her age". LancsLive. Retrieved December 16, 2022.